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Oct 5, 2022 · In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather caused a national stir when she refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar for Best Actor in 'The Godfather.' Nearly 50 years later, the activist received a long overdue ...
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, who emerged onto the national scene when she appeared in Marlon Brando's stead to decline his Academy Award for The Godfather, died on Sunday at 75, reports Variety. At the ...
Mar 31, 2022 · In 1973, an activist named Sacheen Littlefeather did come to the Oscars at the behest of Marlon Brando, and turned down his Academy Award for Best Actor in protest of the treatment of Native ...
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Aug 16, 2022 · The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache and Yaqui actress and activist who was booed onstage at the Oscars in 1973 after she refused the ...
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, who declined Marlon Brando's Oscar for "The Godfather" on his behalf at the 1973 Academy Awards, died Sunday, the Academy of Motion Pictures said.
In the interview, Littlefeather, now 75, recalls her life and career, including her friendship with Marlon Brando, that fateful moment at the Oscars, and the legacy she hopes to leave behind. Jacqueline Stewart: Tell us about the place where you were born. Sacheen Littlefeather: My mother was white. My father was Native American Indian.
Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, an Indigenous US civil rights activist who campaigned against the mistreatment of Native Americans in the movie industry, has died at 75.
